Summit Schedule
Summit Schedule for Monday, February 22, 2010
| Arrival and Hotel Check In | |
| 6:30 - 8:30 pm | VIP Reception |
Summit Schedule for Tuesday, February 23, 2010
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business, Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall
| 7:00 - 7:50 am | Registration in the Rotunda and Welcome Networking Breakfast in Anderson Family Commons Room |
| 8:00 - 8:25 | Welcome Remarks Mr. Wea Lee, Chairman, ITC Hon. Gezahgen Kebede, President of ITC, Honorary Consul General of Ethiopia Opening Ceremony The Hon. Congressman Al Green The Hon. State Senator Rodney Ellis Aaron Demerson, Executive Director for the Office of the Governor-Economic Development & Tourism Division City of Houston, Mayor's Office Jeff Moseley, Greater Houston Partnership H. E. The Ambassador, Dr. Amadou Lamine BA - Ambassador of Senegal H. E. The Ambassador, Hawa Ndilowe - Ambassador of Malawi H. E. The Ambassador, El Husseini Abdelwahab Consul General of Egypt |
| 8:30 - 8:40 | Trade and Investment Special Address by: The Hon. Susan D. Page Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Download Presentation Exploring the Future Landscape of the US Africa Trade & Investment Relationship |
| 8:45 - 9:25 | Panel discussion moderated by: Jew Don Boney, Associate Director, Mickey Leland Center TSU Panelists: The Hon. Susan D. Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs The Hon. Cynthia Perry, Honorary Consul General of Rwanda in Houston The Hon. Tibor Nagy, Jr., Vice Provost for Int'l Affairs, Texas Tech U |
| 9:30 - 9:40 | Finance Special Address by: Joseph Ringer, US EXIM Bank, Director, Business Development Download Presentation Accessing Capital in Today's Economy and US Africa Financial Institutions, Investment Fund Policies, Programs and Perspective |
| 9:45 - 10:25 | Panel discussion moderated by: Rob Scharar, President/CEO, FCA Corp. Panelists: Jeri Jensen, Managing Director, Private Sector Initiatives, Millennium Challenge Corporation Dennis Ho, SVP of International Trade Finance, MetroBank Cynthia Kalina-Kaminsky, Ph.D., CSCP, OPIC EDN Loan Originator Download Presentation |
| 10:30 - 10:40 |
Energy and Extractive Industries Special Address by: Mr. Ali Moshiri, President of Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Igniting a New Era of Collaboration |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Panel discussion moderated by: Milton Scott, Chairman & CEO, The Tagos Group Panelists: Reginal Spiller, COO, Allied Energy Michael Harness, CEO, Osyka Corporation Ron Rod, Chief Strategy Officer, The Tagos Group |
| 11:35 - 12:25 | US Africa Public/Private Networking Luncheon Welcome by: Sean O. Ferguson, Assistant Dean of Degree Programs Rice University – Jones Graduate School of Business Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Hon. Gezahgen Kebede, President of ITC, Honorary Consul General of Ethiopia Keynote Speaker: Former Texas Secretary of State Geoffrey S. Connor Principal and Founder CACH Management and Research, LLC Africa: A New Case for Business Expansion |
| 12:30 - 12:40 | Tourism Special Address by: Paul Cohen, President, Partner Concepts Download Presentation Tourism: A Change Agent for Business Development |
| 12:45 - 1:25 | Panel discussion moderated by: Dr. James Austin, Houston International Festival Panelists: Ravin Mehra, Regional Sales Manager, Kenya Airways Kagnew F. Asfaw, Ethiopian Airlines, Regional Director USA & Canada |
| 1:30 - 1:40 | Transportation and Infrastructure Special Address by: Keith Miceli, Eastern Trade Development Mgr., Port of Houston Authority Download Presentation |
| 1:45 - 2:25 | Panel discussion moderated by: Duaine Priestley, Director, US Commercial Service, Houston Panelists: Genaro J. Peña, Director of Marketing, Houston Airport System Burke Mathes, TSU. Jesse H. Jones School of Business |
| 2:30 - 2:40 | Health Special video presentation on Rwanda, Gale Wiley, Rice University Hope for Africa: Igniting a New Era of Collaboration |
| 2:45 - 3:25 | Panel discussion moderated by: Gale Wiley, Rice University Panelists: Elias K. Bongmba, Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University Dr. Doudou D. Faye, Founder, Africabound & Senegal Neem Foundation Download Presentation Dr. Beng Ho |
| African Ambassadors' Gala Awards Dinner Keynote Speaker - Ambassador Andrew Young Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm VIP Reception and Silent Auction 6:00 - 7:00 pm The Houston Club, 811 Rusk @ Milam, Houston |
Summit Schedule for Wednesday, February 24, 2010
7:00 am - 6:00 pm International Trade Center, 11110 Bellaire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Houston in cooperation with the US Department of Commerce
| 7:00 - 7:50 am | Registration and Networking Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 8:10 | Welcome Remarks by: Duaine Priestley, Director, US Commercial Service Mr. Wea Lee, Chairman, ITC Hon. Gezahgen Kebede, President of ITC, Honorary Consul General of Ethiopia |
| 8:15 - 8:40 | Country Outlook: Doing Business in Angola H. E. The Ambassador, Josefina Pitra Diakité - Angola Hon. Simao Pedro, Consul General of Angola in Houston |
| 8:45 - 9:10 | Country Outlook: Doing Business in Ghana Download Presentation Francis Addo, Minister/Commercial, Embassy of Ghana Hon. Jack M. Webb, Honorary Consul General of Ghana |
| 9:15 - 9:40 | Country Outlook: Doing Business in Malawi Download Presentation H. E. The Ambassador, Hawa Ndilowe - Malawi Rob Scharar, President/CEO, FCA Corp. |
| 9:45 -10:10 | Country Outlook: Doing Business in Ethiopia Wondimu Asamnew, Charge D’Affaires, Minister Counselor, Ethiopia Eyob Tekalegn Tolina, Head Trade, Investment & Tourism Affairs |
| 10:15 - 11:10 | Country Outlook: Doing Business in Senegal Download Presentation H. E. The Ambassador, Dr. Amadou Lamine BA - Senegal Hon. Fatou N. Sall, Consul General of Senegal |
| 11:15 - 11:40 | Country Outlook: Doing Business in Rwanda First Counselor, Michael Rukata, Embassy of Rwanda The Honorable Cynthia Perry, Honorary Consul General of Rwanda |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | U.S. Government Resources for Exporters to Africa Nyamusi Igambi, Senior International Trade Specialist, US Commercial Service |
| 12:10 - 1:00 | US Africa Public/Private Networking Luncheon Speaker: Daniel Frishberg, CEO, BizRadio Network |
| 1:15 - 5:00 pm | Concurrent: B2B Matchmaking and Summit Expo B2B Matchmaking in 20 minute increments will be conducted by the US Commercial Service. There will be on site registration that afternoon |
